SEREMBAN: Some 45,000 consumers in this district and parts of Port Dickson will face water supply disruption due to odour pollution in Sungai Linggi.

The Sungai Linggi water treatment plant in Kuala Sawah was shut down at 9am Sunday.

Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan Sdn Bhd (SAINS) public relations head Norzita Ismail said the situation was expected to return to normal in about 24 hours.

"Heavy rain over the last few days caused the water level in the river to rise which made it drag down foreign material like rubbish.

"Pursuant to this, we had to shut down the Sungai Linggi treatment plant immediately to ensure treated water does not smell," she said in a statement here.
Among the areas that will be affected in Port Dickson are Escort Estet, Kampung Sawah Sunggala, Bandar Sunggala, Taman Sirusa Jaya Batu 6, Jalan Pantai, Kawasan Batu 5 and Batu 4 Jalan Pantai, Kampung Baru Sirusa, Jalan Sua Betong, Taman Desa PD, Kampung Barisan and Air Kuning up to Tampin Linggi.

SEREMBAN: The Sungai Linggi water treatment plant, which was shut down for 24 hours on Sunday due to odour pollution, resumed operations at 9am this morning, restoring water supply to 44,828 households in mainly Port Dickson and Seremban.

Syarikat Air Selangor Negri Sembilan Sdn Bhd public relations head Norzita Ismail said the plant’s water quality improved significantly over the last 24 hours, but the company will continue to monitor the situation closely.

The Sg Linggi water treatment plant was shut down on Sunday between 9pm and 9am due to odour pollution, which was the result of heavy rains raising the water level and dragging foul-smelling rubbish and waste into the river.

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